Vulnerability · Published Jun 22, 2026 · Assigned by Mattermost

CVE-2026-9162Global session revocation does not invalidate active WebSocket connections

Medium 4.3

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Mattermost from Mattermost. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 73.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Mattermost versions 11.7.x <= 11.7.0, 11.6.x <= 11.6.2, 11.5.x <= 11.5.5, 10.11.x <= 10.11.17 fail to invalidate cached authentication state for active WebSocket connections during global session revocation, which allows a user with an existing WebSocket connection to remain authenticated and continue receiving real-time events until the cached session expires or the client reconnects.. Mattermost Advisory ID: MMSA-2026-00664

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-server11.7.1GHSA-h998-hxxj-8q83
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-server11.6.3GHSA-h998-hxxj-8q83
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-server11.5.6GHSA-h998-hxxj-8q83
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-server10.11.18GHSA-h998-hxxj-8q83
Gogithub.com/mattermost/mattermost-server10.11.18+incompatible, 11.5.6+incompatible, 11.6.3+incompatible, 11.7.1+incompatibleGO-2026-6482

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Mattermost Mattermost 11.7.0 – through 11.7.011.6.0 – through 11.6.211.5.0 – through 11.5.510.11.0 – through 10.11.17

Weakness: CWE-613 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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